Success Starts with a PlanSuccess Starts with a Plan

Fostering Parent Engagement in the Fostering Parent Engagement in the College Counseling ProcessCollege Counseling Process

Tina ProctorCollege and Career CounselorAcademy of Holy Angels

Kim OppeltSenior ConsultantNaviance

IntroductionsIntroductions

• Introductions

• Overview– Parent engagement at AHA– Using Naviance with parents and families– Naviance materials for families– Discussion

Academy of Holy AngelsAcademy of Holy Angels

• Setting– Enrollment

• 705 students

– First Tier Suburban Catholic High School– Counselor Breakdown

• Two Academic/Personal Counselors• Two College and Career Counselors

Methods of EngagementMethods of Engagement

• Weekly Newsletter

• College and Career Center Website

• Naviance Family Connection

• Parent Volunteers

• Targeted Email Communication

• Letter Invitations for big events

Ninth GradeNinth Grade

• Individual Family Meetings– 1st trimester, half an hour

• Survey, Transcript, College Application Overview, and a 4 Year Course Plan

• Adaptations– Ninth grade parent event

Tenth GradeTenth Grade

• Personality Assessment /Career Information– Do What You Are– Send note in the Weekly Newsletter for Parents to ask their students about the

assessment at home• Career Speakers

– Advertise on the College and Career Center Website to keep parents informed– Also advertise in the hallway and in the CCC for anyone to see as they are in the

building• Colleges and Majors of the Month in the CCC

– Make available for students and parents to see while they are in the CCC asking questions, volunteering, or waiting for an appointment

• Sophomore Parent Meeting– Sophomore Parents have questions – generally sophomore students don’t, so we

offer a meeting to ease parent nerves in the spring – emphasize that we do have a plan and give them an idea of what to expect next

• Spring College Fair– Evening event, parents and students are invited

Eleventh GradeEleventh Grade

• College Planning Night– Students and Parents invited, evening event

• Homeroom Visits– Give the students a handout timeline to share with their parents

• Financial Aid Night– Parents and students are invited, evening event

• Junior College Planning Day– Students attend sessions, parents assist with check-in, trouble shooting

and catered lunch– Portfolio Requirement

• Junior Family Meetings– Student and Parent surveys

• Parents receive their own Naviance Family Connection account• Access to scholarships, college information and scattergrams

• College Fair and Career Speakers

Twelfth GradeTwelfth Grade

• Senior Check In Meetings

• Application Questions– Transcript request and tracking on Naviance

Family Connection

• Financial Aid Night

• Scholarships

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Naviance allows schools to communicate effectively and efficiently with students

•Email

•Family Connection

•Surveys

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• Email– Registration Codes– Newsletter templates– Student groups– Attach documents– Survey links

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• Family Connection– Manage multiple students– College planning– Student goals– Multilingual options

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• Surveys– Brag sheets– Anonymous surveys– Sign-off on portfolio items

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• New Naviance Initiative– Family Engagement Materials

• Complimentary– Family Connection Brochure– Family Connection Handout

• Fee-based– Customizable Brochures– Customizable Handouts and Quickguides– Communication Templates– Multilingual Materials

ComplimentaryComplimentary

Fee-basedFee-based

DiscussionDiscussion

How do you engage parents in your school?

Questions/Comments?Questions/Comments?

Tina Proctor tproctor@academyofholyangels.org

Kim Oppelt

kim.oppelt@naviance.com